Greenpeace a Leader In the Anti-GMO Movement

   Thanks in part to a Greenpeace campaign and all the petitions, postcards, and emails sent by concerned citizens, European Commissioners chose not to rubberstamp the European Food Safety Authority’s “safe to eat” verdict for three new genetically modified crops. “For the first time, the Union’s most senior lawmakers have publicly doubted the safety of GM crops,” says Greenpeace.
   Public pressure did not result in an outright rejection, but Greenpeace is nevertheless declaring the Commissioners’ action to be “a milestone” for the anti- GMO movement.
   “We didn’t get exactly what we wanted from today’s meeting (i.e., EU decision to reject these GMOs outright), but public pressure and the weight of scientific opinion got us something that will send the agro-chemical industry and pro-GMO politicians reeling.”